Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1887-01-10
Persons and PARTICULARS.

Mrs. Stevens, mother of John Stevens,
of Cuba City, was buried last Monday.
Rev. R. PengiIly held series of re-
viyal meetings at Hurricane last week.
The New Years dance at COVERS
hall was we'll attended.
Ed. Draper returned from his visit to
Platteville last Thursday.
Orlan S. Jones, of Wing, has been
granted an increase of pension.
The Misses Watts, of Platteville, have
been visiting their cousin, Mrs. F. S.
Kidd.
Mrs. James Atkinson, of North And
over, visited her Lancaster friends last
week.
Ex-Governor Dewey, of Cassville,
came over on probate business last
Tuesday.
Mr.. and Mrs. j. c. Cook, of Webster
City, Iowa, have been visiting at VIM.
Barrows.
Hmm, Hildebrand & Parker have put
in new feed mill at their creamery
building.
Joel A. Fish, of Smelser, came over
last Thursday with lot of that towns
tax money.
We notice by the Dial that the Fair
Store" at Boscobel will soon be thing
of the past.
Miss Allie Addison, of Moutfort, has
been in Lancaster visiting friends since
New Years.
The infant child of Mr.. and Mrs.
Uriah Hinch, of Little Grant, died last
Wednesday.
The rate of taxes in the village of
Fennimore this year is $S44 on every
hundred dollars of assessable property.
We learn that Mr.. ALI Humphrey, of
Glen Haven, intends to retire from mer-
camille life and go to farming.
Rev. M. Smith has been engaged as
pastor of the Congregational church at
Bloomington for another year.
Sheriff Dolphin has appointed Ike
Woodland as his Boscobel deputy. This
is another very good appointment.
An infant child of Mr.. and Mrs.
George Cullum, of Smelser, was buried
last Monday, aged about one year.
Mrs. D. o. Pickard, of Fennimore, is
lying very low of consumption. Her
brother, Mr.. McLain from Iowa, has
been visiting her.
John Higgins, of Chicago, was sum-
moned to Bloomington last Tuesday to
attend the funeral of bis mother, which
took place on Tuesday.
Brodtville is trying to have daily
mail service. This would be quite an
improvement upon the once week
route that is now in order.
Miss Hattie Lusk returned to her
home at Lake Mills last Monday. after
having enjoyed prolonged visit with
her friend, Mrs G. W. Lusted.
The State Superintendent has appoint
ed j. G. McMynn, j. j. Dick and A. r.
Sprague the visiting committee for the
Plattevllle State Normal School
John Branchler, of Rockville, was in
town Thursday and remembered his
friends at the HERALD Office. Mr..
Branchler has been subscriber about
thirty years.
J. Simon, proprietor of the Chicago
Cheap Store at Fennimore, was in
Chicago last week after more new
goods Look out for . change in his
advertisement soon.
Miss Carrie Sylvester has returned
from three months visit at her sisters
in Canton, Ohio, and takes her accus-
toned position as teacher in the high
school at Boscobel to-day
Mr.. and Mrs. Andrew Richie were
in town last Tuesday and registered at
the Wagner house. Mr.. Richie has not
completely recovered from his injuries
received in his runaway last fall.
Rufus Miner arrived from Iowa last
Wednesday, having been called here to
see his father, Mr.. James Miner, of
Little Grant, whose illness was reported
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